'Affluenza teen' Ethan Couch released from jail after serving two years
Source: New York Daily News
Affluenza teen is now a free man.
Ethan Couch walked out of a Tarrant County, Texas jail Monday, days away from turning 21, after serving two years for a parole violation.
Tarrant County deputies ushered Couch through a tunnel to avoid a media scrum awaiting his release, a reporter with NBC affiliate KXAS said. He is currently at a probation office where he'll be issued his court-ordered ankle monitor.
The spoiled rich kid who avoided a significant sentence by blaming his upbringing after a drunken joyride killed four people is reportedly a changed person following years of bratty behavior.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/affluenza-teen-ethan-couch-released-jail-years-article-1.3910034
dameatball
(7,402 posts)marble falls
(57,427 posts)afford. And being white doesn't hurt no matter the crime.
Mr.Bill
(24,354 posts)if he's wearing an ankle bracelet.
marble falls
(57,427 posts)Happyhippychick
(8,379 posts)What the hell was he thinking?
George II
(67,782 posts)...awaiting trial, but interestingly just last week she was arrested for violating the conditions of her bond. One of the conditions is that she not drink, but she failed a urine test.
Obviously she isn't a "changed person".
sdfernando
(4,947 posts)I won't be surprised if he can't adhere to the parole terms. Having to be home by 9pm every night...a 21 year old. Ain't gonna happen and he will be back for parole violations.
Archae
(46,369 posts)I've seen this in guys I knew.
Get out of jail, first thing they do is get in a car and drive straight to a liquor store or bar.
Jedi Guy
(3,283 posts)Two years in jail can do a number on one's worldview and outlook on life. To go from the lap of luxury to jail would be enough to shock most people out of their money-induced moral coma, I'd think. There's also the likelihood that he was in segregation since his case was quite sensational. Being on lockdown 23 hours a day, with a single hour to shower and do everything else, gives one a lot of time to think and reflect.
I'll hope that he's changed, since as long as there's life there's hope for change and growth. That said, I won't be all that shocked if it doesn't turn out that way. Some people just can't seem to grow beyond a certain point.
gerryatwork
(64 posts)... it fits Trumps background perfectly
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MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Still can't believe the judge did not sentence him to.more time. On top of that he STILL has a driver's license. It was reported on local DFW news that he will have an interlock on his vehicle.